Spring Branch ISD (SBISD)

Houston, Texas · Harris County · Grades Pre-K–12

Spring Branch ISD runs 42 schools (24 elementary, 8 middle, 5 high, 4 pre-k, 1 other) with 32,668 students. By enrollment it is the 42nd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.

District at a glance

Schools	42
Students	32,668
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	2,151.3
Students per teacher	15.2 (state 14.9)
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible	55.6% (state 61.6%)
County	Harris County
Area type	City, large
NCES district ID	4841100

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.

Schools in Spring Branch ISD

School	Level	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Free/reduced lunch
Bendwood School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	41	10.3	58.5%
Buffalo Creek Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	741	14	96.9%
Bunker Hill Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	766	16.7	13.2%
Cedar Brook Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	654	15.1	76.9%
Cornerstone Academy	Middle	6–8	423	15	15.1%
Edgewood Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	503	12.5	92.2%
Frostwood Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	838	17.4	7.6%
Hollibrook Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	636	15.4	99.4%
Housman Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	634	15.6	91.2%
Hunters Creek Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	575	14.8	18.8%
Landrum Middle School	Middle	6–8	698	12.7	91%
Meadow Wood Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	686	16.1	28.1%
Memorial Drive Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	388	14.8	7.2%
Memorial High School	High	9–12	2,636	18	14.9%
Memorial Middle School	Middle	6–8	1,236	17.7	10%
Northbrook High School	High	9–12	2,398	16.3	91.7%
Northbrook Middle School	Middle	6–8	508	11	96.9%
Nottingham Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	746	16.2	35.7%
Pine Shadows Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	859	14.4	69.7%
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	836	14.6	96.7%
Rummel Creek Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	793	16	6.6%
Shadow Oaks Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	487	13.5	93%
Sherwood Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	437	13.3	61.1%
Spring Branch Academic Institute	Other	1–12	174	5.3	–
Spring Branch Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	570	14.5	96%
Spring Branch Middle School	Middle	6–8	1,137	16.6	36.2%
Spring Forest Middle School	Middle	6–8	993	16.2	52.3%
Spring Oaks Middle School	Middle	6–8	565	11.6	89%
Spring Woods High School	High	9–12	2,020	13.6	86.9%
Spring Woods Middle School	Middle	6–8	778	13	98.3%
Stratford High School	High	9–12	2,394	19	32.2%
Terrace Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	457	12.9	75.9%
The Bear Blvd School	Pre-K	Pre-K	257	17.1	75.5%
The Lion Lane School	Pre-K	Pre-K	268	20.8	91.8%
The Tiger Trail School	Pre-K	Pre-K	286	16.8	80.4%
The Wildcat Way School	Pre-K	Pre-K	268	17.9	51.1%
Thornwood Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	391	15.9	89.5%
Valley Oaks Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	894	15.8	9.2%
Westchester Academy for International Studies	High	6–12	864	13.7	48.8%
Westwood Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	475	13.1	93.7%
Wilchester Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	854	16.9	10.7%
Woodview Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	503	13.2	95.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.

Map of Spring Branch ISD schools

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Spring Branch ISD in context

Size

Spring Branch ISD enrolls 0.6% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Memorial High School with 2,636 students, and the smallest is Bendwood School with 41; the average is 778, against 626 statewide.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.

Grades

Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 2,675 students this year. Grade 12 has 2,274 students and kindergarten has 2,238, within 10% of each other. Spring Branch ISD enrolls 1,491 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group in Spring Branch ISD at 55.5%, close to their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 28.5%.

55.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 6.6% at Rummel Creek Elementary School to 99.4% at Hollibrook Elementary School. 26 of its 42 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Staff

Its 2,151.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 15.2 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 76.5 counselors it has 427 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 20.9 school psychologists.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.

Location

NCES classifies Spring Branch ISD's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is Southwest Public Schools, 4.8 miles away with 1,866 students. 54 districts are within 25 miles, and 11 of them enroll more students than Spring Branch ISD. Harris County has 62 districts on this site.

Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.

Staff

Role	Full-time equivalent	Students per staff member
Teachers	1,967.4	17
School counselors	76.5	427
Librarians and media specialists	0	–
School psychologists	20.9	1,563
Instructional aides	452.2	72
Other student support staff	196.4	166
School administrators	190.6	171
District administrators	65	503
All staff	4,401

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic	55.5%
White	28.5%
Asian	7%
Black	5.3%
Two or more races	3.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K	1,491
Kindergarten	2,238
Grade 1	2,293
Grade 2	2,442
Grade 3	2,493
Grade 4	2,437
Grade 5	2,529
Grade 6	2,262
Grade 7	2,254
Grade 8	2,277
Grade 9	2,675
Grade 10	2,591
Grade 11	2,412
Grade 12	2,274

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Nearby school districts

District	Distance	Students	Per teacher	Calendar 2026–2027
Southwest Public Schools	5 mi	1,866	103	–
Draw Academy	5 mi	696	29.4	–
Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School	6 mi	750	17	–
Ser-Ninos Charter School	6 mi	1,193	17.1	–
Alief Montessori Community School	6 mi	367	19.6	–
Etoile Academy Charter School	7 mi	979	16.5	–
Alief ISD	7 mi	38,610	13.6	–
Excel Academy	8 mi	302	9.2	–

Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).

Other school districts in Harris County

Houston ISD (176,727 students)
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (117,927 students)
Katy ISD (96,111 students)
Aldine ISD (56,419 students)
Klein ISD (52,437 students)
Humble ISD (48,502 students)
Pasadena ISD (46,491 students)
Clear Creek ISD (39,684 students)
Alief ISD (38,610 students)
Spring ISD (33,590 students)
KIPP Texas Public Schools (32,771 students)
Goose Creek CISD (24,032 students)
Tomball ISD (22,913 students)
Galena Park ISD (20,862 students)
YES Prep Public Schools Inc (19,573 students)
Deer Park ISD (12,165 students)
Sheldon ISD (10,946 students)
Waller ISD (9,905 students)
Channelview ISD (9,335 students)
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North (7,571 students)
La Porte ISD (7,099 students)
Crosby ISD (7,046 students)
School of Science and Technology (5,602 students)
Harmony Public Schools - Houston South (3,663 students)
Huffman ISD (3,646 students)
Houston Gateway Academy Inc (2,157 students)
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (1,991 students)
Southwest Public Schools (1,866 students)
Bakerripley Community Schools (1,808 students)
Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) (1,607 students)

All Texas districts (31 more in Harris County).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.

Contact

955 Campbell Rd, Houston, TX 77024
Phone: (713)464-1511
Website: springbranchisd.com

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.